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CXUS55 KLKN 012202
CLMEKO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
302 PM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE ELKO NV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/28/2003
 LOW                8   05/02/1913
HIGHEST            88   05/13        85       3       89  05/21
LOWEST             21   05/01        24      -3       23  05/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.5              69.2     2.3     73.1
AVG. MINIMUM     37.5              37.6    -0.1     35.6
MEAN             54.5              53.4     1.1     54.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               6.1    -0.1        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.09   1971
 MINIMUM         0.00   1893
TOTALS           0.47              0.96   -0.49     0.55
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         5               8.1    -3.1        3
DAYS >= .10         1               3.3    -2.3        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.37   05/27 TO 05/28              0.97

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           11.3   1971
TOTALS            0.0               0.5    -0.5      0.0
SINCE 7/1        42.2              41.3     0.9     29.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.8    -0.8        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 5.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     322               364     -42      324
 SINCE 7/1       6722              6935    -213     6380
COOLING TOTAL       4                 4       0        2
 SINCE 1/1          4                 4       0        3
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/310    DATE  05/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/310    DATE  05/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     40

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

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...A WARM AND DRY MAY IN ELKO...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN ELKO DURING MAY 2013 WAS 54.5
DEGREES...WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL OF 53.4 DEGREES. THIS VALUE IS UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED
TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.47 INCHES...
WHICH IS 0.49 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF
0.96 INCHES. THIS VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS YEARS. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 0...WHICH IS 0.5 INCHES
BELOW THE 1981-2010 CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OF 0.5 INCHES. THIS
VALUE IS ALSO UNREMARKABLE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET IN ELKO DURING MAY 2013.

$$

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